January 2, 1846 A letter from Thomas Clarkson, addressed to “Dear Madam”, includes references to his dear friend, General Lafayette: “.. I was with the General often, and corresponded with…
Category: <span>1846</span>
January 2, 1846 An item calls attention to the 225th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, which was held in Plymouth, “with the usual empty declamation about their virtues, sufferings and…
January 9, 1846 Here is notice of the FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPTIAL PUUNISHMENT, to be held on the 14th of January in Washington…
February 10, 1846 An article, in sarcastic tone, tells of the enactment of “new laws against the colored people”, in Ohio. “Driven from the slave States by oppressive laws, under…
February 27, 1846 From the Boston Daily Star, is a letter Mrs. Torrey has written to the Governor of Maryland, asking for the release of Torrey on grounds of his…
April 3, 1846 With a title Horrors of Slavery, here is a letter from Charles H. Bell, Commander, United States Ship,Yorktown, from Kabinda, Africa, Dec 16, 1845. The letter, addressed…
April 17, 1846 An item from the Boston Daily Star, an article about Parker, now leading a church and society worshipping at the Melodeon; it lists his publications to date,…
April 24, 1846 Some sample lines from this:: Who was the first Negro? Cain How did he become so? The Lord set a black mark upon him Did the Southern…
April 24, 1846 Here is a listing of 303 Ministers Against Slavery
May 1, 1846 Under Refuge of Oppression is an introduction to a list of thirty-seven reasons for not signing the previously printed Protest Against Slavery, “given by those ministers of…
May 15, 1846 A letter signed, “A Baltimorean”, notes the death of Torrey, in the penitentiary hospital, and this becomes a call to the people of Massachusetts to “come out…
May 22, 1846 Notice of the funeral, held at Tremont Temple, with burial at Mt. Auburn, and an evening meeting at Faneuil Hall.
June 5, 1846 A record of the actions of the New England Anti-Slavery Convention, May 26, held at Faneuil Hall, includes a resolution presented by Garrison, and adopted by the…
June 5, 1846 A list of about three hundred names of people who have signed the pledge, which includes the following words: ” … desiring to show our utter abhorrence…
June 19, 1846 The Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, responds to an invitation from the Glasgow Emancipation Society, asking Garrison to visit that country on an “anti-slavery…
June 19, 1846 A brief article records an attempt in the Diocese to repeal a rule which “excludes colored clergymen from seats in the Convention, and prevents such parishes from sending…
July 17, 1846 From the Worcester Co. Gazette comes an admonition of recent action by the Primary School Committee of Boston by which it has found that the continuance of…
July 24, 1846 Under Refuge of Oppression, there is an article from the Boston Daily Bee, titled, Southern Manufactures versus Southern Slavery. It is in response to criticisms of Abbott…
July 24, 1846 An article about Garrison’s trip, tells of the numerous people who were at the wharf to bid him well. It also calls attention to the fact that,…
July 31, 1846 An article reminding people of the struggle for Abolition in England, and the triumph in the West Indies ….It calls for people “to assemble , on the…
August 7, 1846 An article from the St. Mary’s (Ohio) Sentinel tells of the arrival of 385 slaves, given freedom by John Randolph. They were encamped in the town of…
August 21, 1846 The majority and minority reports of the Primary School Committee are included here. One comment is on the argument that, because the colored community asked for the…
September 4, 1846 “Let us learn from the past. If we look back over the wreck of former republics, we shall find scarce one that did not fall a victim…
October 23, 1846 The death of Clarkson is noted, and records that Thompson had written, saying that Garrison did visit with Clarkson shorthly before his death. Clarkson shared with Garrison…
October 30, 1846 This letter from Thompson tells of the visit which he, Garrison, and Douglass had with Clarkson. “The present seems a suitable moment for me to say, that…
November 27, 1846 Aknowledgement by Garrison of thanks to Edmund Quincy for his editorship while Garrison is away. Reception for Garrison and James Buffum, at Belknap Street Church, upon their…
December 4, 1846 Under title Where Stands Massachusetts, there is a private letter to Garrison from Stephen Foster, lamenting the cool reception he and Abby have received in Hubbardston and…
December 25, 1846 A brief quote from the address: ” This accession to our territory has been a bloodless achievement. No arm of force has been raised to produce this result.…